Self-centering of a ball lens by laser trapping: fiber-ball-fiber coupling analysis

被引：7

作者：

Gauthier, RC ^{[1
]}

Friesen, M ^{[1
]}

Gerrard, T ^{[1
]}

Hassouneh, W ^{[1
]}

Koziorowski, P ^{[1
]}

Moore, D ^{[1
]}

Oprea, K ^{[1
]}

Uttamalingam, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Carleton Univ, Dept Elect, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada

来源：

APPLIED OPTICS | 2003年 / 42卷 / 09期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1364/AO.42.001610

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Fiber-to-fiber coupling through use of a laser-trapped microball lens is examined. A model based on radiation pressure predicts that the ball lens will align axially between the fiber endfaces. Laser manipulation of the ball lens axial position results in a configuration in which the ball lens optically bridges the gap between the fibers. Experimental results are presented for several fiber endface separations, and it is found that the presence of the microball lens can increase the coupling by a factor of 2 above the level expected by direct fiber-to-fiber coupling for the same fiber endface separation. (C) 2003 Optical Society of America.

引用

页码：1610 / 1619

页数：10

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